Friday, October 4, 2013

The Order of the Garter and Wedding Traditions

When we decide that we are going to get married one of the first things we consider is how to fulfill the requirements of the rhyme, ‘Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue,’  If you are really savvy you can combine some of the requirements together and borrow something old and blue.

The Garter

It is amazing how this tiny piece of lingeri has so much significance even today.  For some reason we still find the concept of showing the garter we wear under our gown cheeky and risqué.  I remember feeling excited at the prospect of having a blue laced trimmed garter because it ticked off the, ‘new’ and ‘blue’ bit of the rhyme - now I feel quite ambivalent towards my garter and don’t even know where it is.  We know that the garter is steeped in tradition and assume that this is only in relation to weddings, when in fact the history of the garter originated elsewhere.

The Order of the Garter

Or its full title, ‘The Noble Order of the Garter’, was founded in 1348 and considered one of the highest forms of chivalry and a prestigious honour second only to the Victoria Cross and George Cross.  The members are a very select and restricted to chosen members of the Royal Family, knights, ladies and foreign monarchs.  In fact it didn’t have anything to do with lingeri at all!

The Countess of Salisbury

Apparently her loose garter was responsible for the origin of the motto, Honi soit qui mal y pense’, which means, “shame upon him who thinks evil upon it" which is embroidered on the garter with gold lettering. She was dancing near King Edward III, when her garter slipped off her leg and could be seen by the rest of the guests.  The crowd sniggered and found the episode highly amusing except for the king who retrieved the garter and tied it to his own leg uttering the motto still used today.

The Garter as Lingeri

Maybe because the garter held such regal significance and was worn by such a select group made it open to different interpretations.  There is nothing more risqué than sexing something up that is considered sacred by a powerful group of people.  The sheer excitement of make a garter an erotic object gives the wearer pleasure.  Lingeri companies produce beautiful garters and market them in relation to their wedding collections.  Luckily wearing a lacy garter on your wedding day will not get you into serious trouble – well until after the night do any way!
 
The garter featured in this article is available from www.houseoflingerie.com where you will be able to choose from a wide variety of wedding lingeri.

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